WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is bending over backwards to please Donald Trump at the expense of Granite Staters. While it's not clear whether or not Sununu will be attending Trump's rally on Saturday, since he's tried to have it both ways in front of different audiences, one thing is clear - he's putting Granite Staters' health at risk. Allowing the event to happen without any public health measures in pl  more

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, July 9 -- Irving Oil issued the following joint statement by President Ian Whitcomb and Sarah Irving, executive vice president and chief brand officer, on operations: "At Irving Oil, our employees are at the heart of all that we do. For almost 100 years, the hard work and dedication of our teams have proudly made us who we are. "Today, we have shared with our employees the difficult decision to significantly reduce our workforce in light of the current economic chal  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 10 -- The New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources Division of Historical Resources issued the following news release: The N.H. Division of Historical Resources is pleased to announce that a New Hampshire Historical Highway Marker has been installed in front of the home of John Parker Hale at 192 Central Ave. in Dover. The marker reads: "HOME OF JOHN PARKER HALE, 1840-1873 "New Hampshire lawyer, politician and noted abolitionist, Hale lived in this home for  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 11 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on July 10 after the seven Democratic members of the Legislative Fiscal Committee voted unanimously to deny a request made by state Sen. Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, to accept a $46 million federal grant for public charter school education: "Once again, Democrats in the legislature refused a $46 million federal grant to help public schools. "Their actions have blocked this unprecedented   more

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, July 7 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following statement regarding the President Trump's rally: "As Governor I will always welcome the President of the United States to New Hampshire. "I am pleased to see the campaign will be handing out face masks and hand sanitizer to all attendees, as has been true at all public gatherings in NH where social distancing is hard to maintain. "It is imperative that folks attending the rally wear masks."   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 11 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Governor Chris Sununu vetoed HB 712, the Democrats' income tax. "For the second time in as many years, the Democrats have put this legislation, which would establish a state income tax, on my desk," said Governor Chris Sununu. "Proponents have dug deep into their thesauruses to engage in linguistic gymnastics to characterize the income tax contained in this program as something o  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 30 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,374) involving LIBERTY UTILITIES (ENERGYNORTH NATURAL GAS) CORP. d/b/a LIBERTY UTILITIES 2020 Cast Iron/Bare Steel Replacement Program Results: Order Approving Revised Delivery Rates APPEARANCES: Michael J. Sheehan, Esq., on behalf of Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities; the Office of the Consumer Advocate, by Christa Shute, Esq., on beha  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 2 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,378) involving UNITIL ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. Annual Reconciliation and Rate Filing for Stranded Costs and External Delivery Charge: Order Suspending Tariff and Scheduling a Hearing This order suspends a tariff proposing changes to Unitil's stranded cost charge and external delivery charge for effect with services rendered on and after August 1, 2020. The order schedules a h  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 7 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DW 17-165): Re: DW 17-165, Abenaki Water Company, Inc. - Rosebrook Water System Request for Change in Rates Rescheduling Hearing to July 16, 2020 To the Parties: On June 15, 2020, as required by the secretarial letter dated June 1, 2020, Commission Staff (Staff), filed a report notifying the Commission that the parties in this matter, Abenaki Water Company, Inc. (Abenaki), Omni Mou  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 10 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. IR 20-089): Re: New Hampshire Public Utilities Investigation into Effects of the COVID-19 Emergency on Utilities and Utility Customers Remote Hearing Guidelines for July 14, 2020 Hearing To the Parties: Due to the current state of emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission will be conducting the event scheduled in this matter(referred to generically as "hearing") r  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 8 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-101): To: Amy Stokes, Chief Operating Officer, Goldstar Energy Group, Inc., 5429 Harding Highway, Bldg. 500, Mays Landing, NJ 08330 Re: Goldstar Energy Group, Inc. Application to Renew Registration as Provider of Natural Gas Aggregation Service Dear Ms. Stokes: On June 30, 2020, Goldstar Energy Group, Inc. (Goldstar) filed an application with the Commission to renew its regi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 8 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-102): To: Amy Stokes, Goldstar Energy Group, Inc., 5429 Harding Highway, Bldg. 500, Mays Landing, NJ 08330 Re: Goldstar Energy Group, Inc. Application to Renew Registration as a Provider of Electric Aggregation Service Dear Ms. Stokes: On June 30, 2020, Goldstar Energy Group, Inc. (Goldstar) submitted an application with the Commission to renew its registration as a provider  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 8 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DM 20-107): To: Kevin Gooden, President, Onyx Power & Gas Consulting, Inc., Three Galleria Tower, 13155 Noel Rd., Ste. 900, Dallas, TX 75240 Re: Onyx Power & Gas Consulting, Inc. Application to Register as Provider of Electric Aggregation Service Dear Mr. Gooden, On July 1, 2020, Onyx Power & Gas Consulting, Inc. (Onyx submitted an application with the Commission to register as a   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu was all ready to roll out the red carpet for President Trump when it was postponed, allegedly due to inclement weather. The rally shouldn't be happening tomorrow or in a few weeks, in fact the Associated Press reports the Trump campaign only chose New Hampshire because other states' governors would have refused to hold the rally on public health grounds. Sununu, on the other h  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 9 -- Gov. Ralph S. Northam, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Governor Ralph Northam announced that the Commonwealth of Virginia has become the newest member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a market-based collaborative effort among Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states to combat climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector, while driving economic growth. RGGI members include Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, M  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 9 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 8: As COVID-19 cases around the country are on the rise, calls for statewide mask mandates have grown louder, including right here in Vermont. Yet, Vermont's Republican Governor Phil Scott has refused to institute a statewide mask mandate, calling the measure unnecessary and counterproductive. His refusal to do so is an outlier among a bipartisan chorus of governors from Texas to Kentucky, Mas  more